Slick Systems, referred to as “SLIC,” has hired you as an IT consultant for their Windows network services infrastructure. SLIC is a new advertising firm. They have hired staff, are established in two locations, and have a need to get their internal IT services configured. They have an IT staff, but they do not have the in-house expertise to address their current infrastructure needs.
You are required to supply SLIC with a solution which addresses the integration and configuration of their Active Directory updates. Cost is not a significant concern – SLIC wishes to implement the “right” solution to address their acquisition of a new company and its Active Directory forest which is comprised of a single domain. More specifically, SLIC is based out of Chicago, IL and they have a Windows Server 2016 domain that is operating at the Windows Server 2016 functional level. They recently acquired New Age Cinema Group which is based out of Baltimore, MD, which has a domain running Windows Server 2012 domain controllers.
Active Directory Infrastructure
- Describe features of Windows Server 2016 that will allow SLIC to integrate the newly acquired company’s domain into their existing forest.
- How will Forest Functional Levels be implemented?
- How will cross-forest trusts be implemented?
- How will replication be handled?
Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
- Will AD Certificate Services used in both domains need to be modified?
Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)
- What use of AD Rights Management Services can be implemented?
Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
- AD Federation Services
Active Directory:
- What forest/domain model should Opening Windows implement? What is the domain name?
- Where should the domain controllers be place? Should RODC be part of the consideration?
- FSMO Roles placement
- Plan for AD backup and recovery
Group Policy:
- Is Group Policy needed?
- What settings might be considered via Group Policy?
Other Windows 2016 Server features:
- Will WEB APPLICATION PROXY (WAP) be utilized?
